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Friday, May 21, IMS
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If Yon Ask Me
By POLLY MARSON
Cultural Arts Director
1 Wln there be an extensive Arts and Crafts Program at
I>ay Camp this summer?
Answer: Yes. A variety of media will be available to campers of
all ages. A combined program of Nature Crafts, Art, Sculpture
and Crafts will be offered.
2. Question: Will there be a full time specialist?
Answer: Yes. Mr. A1 Pritchard, who taught a most successful chil
dren s term in Sculpture last winter at the Center, will be out
at Zaban Park this summer as the Arts and Crafts and Nature
Crafts Specialist.
3. Question: What is his background and is he skilled in all these
areas?
Answer: Indeed he is. A1 graduated Gupton-Jones College where he
had extensive art training. He has had much experience in in
structing the arts and sports in Scout Camps and LightHouse
for boys. He has taught the following subjects at various camps:
Woodwork, arts and crafts, sculpture, nature and science, out
door cooking, folk singing and organ. His outgoing personality
and various skills have proven to be the necessary and exciting
combination in working with our children in the past here at
the Center.
L Question: Will the Craft Shop facilities be the same used last year?
Answer: No. We have a new and beautiful administration and arts
and crafts building. The crafts shop is a large, spacious room
with ample storage, space, overhead sky light, two screened
doors and outside patios for working outdoors as well as in.
5. Question: Will you directly be involved with the Arts and Crafts
program at Day Camp?
Answer: Yes. Inasmuch as I will be supervising Mr. Pritchard in
designing, developing and executing the program.
A Tribute To Our Leaders...
As the club year draws to a
close, the Center would like to
take this opportunity to thank
each of the leaders of the At
lanta Jewish Community Center
clubs. They have worked hard
all year in planning programs,
attending meetings, advising the
children and lending support to
each of the programs.
We feel that we were fortunate
in getting highly qualified young
ladles and gentlemen to handle
our groups this year. As our club
program here at the Center grows
we look forward to another suc
cessful year in 1965-66
SOT-— Linda Mansker (Miss).
Linda is completing her sopho
more year at Emory University.
She will be spending the sum
mer at Camp Barney Medintz. as
a counselor. Linda is from Mi
ami, Florida, and this was her
first year as a Center leader.
YJJ—Mr. Danny Bloom—This
is Dan’s second year with YJJ.
He comes from Boston, Mass.,
and is a graduate of Ga. Tech.
Aside from leading YJJ he also
coaches their basketball team
and leads a Junior Achievement
Club.
DJG—Although DJG has been
with us for two years, this is
Mrs. Maxine Banrocas' first year
with them. She is from Atlanta
and along with being a housewife
she is employed in the city.
JAO — Mr. Lanny Glass who
advises JAO, is no stranger to the
Center. He has been employed at
Camp Barney Medintz for the
past two summers and has led
Center clubs in the past. Lanny
is a junior at Emory University
and is planning to go to Dental
School when he graduates.
SOJ—Mr. Buddy Resnick— is
completing his second successful
year with SOJ. Buddy along with
advising the club also acted as
their basketball coach. Buddy got
his family involved in the club
as his son became the official
mascot of SOJ.
TOZ-SOA—Mr. Joseph Witten-
stein who is the assistant phys
ical education director of the
AJCC, has taken over these two
clubs for the duration of the
season. Joe is a graduate of the
University of Alabama and is
planning to go to the University
of Tennessee for his graduate
studies in the field of Social
Work.
BUG — Miss Karen Steinberg,
a sophomore at Emory University,
has been advising BUG since
September. She is from Massa
chusetts and is majoring in bio
logy. After graduation Karen
plans to enter medical school.
DQJ—Miss Roberta Snyder, a
junior at Emory University, has
led the girls of DOJ for this year.
She has spent the past two sum
mers at Camp Barney Medintz
and has worked at the Center
for the Winter Wonderland pro
gram. After graduation Roberta
plans to go into teaching.
SOS—Mr. Harley Strickland, a
professional in the field of case
work has been leading groups for
two years now. Harley is em
ployed by the Family Counseling
Agency. Aside from leading
groups at the Center, Harley has
also directed our teen lounge
program.
Camp Barney Medintz Parents’Institute
The details involved in send
ing your child to camp do not
end with the initial registration,
nor the packing of his trunk. In
deed, we anticipate that you have
many questions still unanswered
about your child’s stay at camp.
It is for this reason that the staff
and the Canyp Barney Medintz
Committee are planning a Par
ent’s Institute on May 27, 1965,
at the Atlanta Jewish Commun
ity Center, at 8 p. m.
The purpose of this institute is
many fold. We wish to acquaint
he parent with the program of
our camp, to answer questions re
garding health forms, clothing
lists, transportation, to have you
meet and talk to the Camp Di
rector, Program Director and
Committee, and to answer any
other questions you may have.
Your attendance a f this meeting
is very important as it Will help
both you and your child get more
out of their summer experience
at Camp Barney Meddntz. We
look forward to serving your
child and assure him of a very
very exciting and successful 1965
season.
Camp Pre Tween
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Ajecomce Day Cam))
For
10 and 11 year old boys and girls
ADVANCED SWIMMING
PIONEERING
OVER NIGHTS
ADVANCED ARTS AND CRAFTS
CAMP COUNCIL
SPECIAL STAFF
1st Session: June 21 to July 16
2nd Session: July 19 to August 13
Call TR. 5-7881
Life Begins at 50 — Mother of the Year
Care Involved in Water Sports
by Marty Hooper
With summer coming, I should
note here that in this country,
each year a distressing number
of persons lose their life by
drowning. It is particularly sad
that so many of the drownings
could easily have been avoided.
First, all children should be
taught to swim well. Unfortun
ately, many people do not know
how to swim, even a person just
taking a boat ride should know
how to swim well enough so that
if thrown into the water, he will
not get panicky and drown.
Incidentally, it is significant
that when I read of people who
drowned after their boat cap
sized, I generally find a note to
the effect that the boat had too
many people in it. I imagine a
boat often capsizes because some
one got up from his seat and
tried to step to another seat.
This, of course, is a foolish
thing to do.
Every week during the sum
mer, one can read of a death due
to a person’s having dived into
the water so shallow that he got
a broken neck. People also have
broken their necks by running
and diving off boat docks or
beach areas and the water would
be too shallow or there would be
objects below the water and the
divers couldn’t see them.
Obviously, a person who is
planning to dive should assure
himself that he is not likely to
run into broken glass, stones, or
tree stumps. Anyone who dives
into water without knowing well
how deep it is is very foolish.
Many people lose their lives
because they insist on swimming
alone, perhaps on an unguarded
beach — where there is no life
guard, and where perhaps there
is a dangerous undertow. I have
read many a* time that people
drown because they insisted on
swimming off in areas where a
life guard had warned them not
to go or they insisted on swim
ming alone because they were
real good swimmers and could
take care of themselves.
I, who in my youth In Florida,
lived so much of the time in the
water that I have no fear of it,
never cared to run the risk of
swimming alone.
I never would swim alone far
out into a lake, and especially
one in which the water was very
cold. Cramps are most likely to
cripple people who are swim
ming in very cold water.
Also, children who are using
an inflated innertube or water
toy to hold them up should foe
watched, because they can easily
slip off and into deep water,
where they can drown.
What often happens to a per
son who unwisely swims out too
far is that he becomes panicky
and hysterical. Then he thrashes
about and tries to wave and
shout. A sensible swimmer does
not get panicky; he treads water,
or he turns over on his back and
floats a while, so that he does
not exhaust himself
As we all know, many persons
are drowned while trying to save
CAMP PRE-TWEEN
AJECOMCE Day Camp is
proud to announce the opening
of a special program—Camp Pre-
Tween for boys and girls 10 and
11 years of age.
Due to the number of requests
and the definite need for a spec
ially planned program for chil
dren of this age group, the Day
Camp this summer will offer
special groups and programming
for this age groijn. Advance and
intense camping programming
and skill sessions in campcraft
will be offered along with over
night camping, special nature
and science programs. Arts and
crafts programs will be especial
ly geared to this age group’s in
terests, as will be the folk sing
ing and Israeli dancing. Ad
vanced swimmers will receive
instruction in water ballet and
water fun programs. Survival
swimming will also be taught.
As with all of day camp groups,
those counselors leading the
groups will be especially trained
and prepared to work with this
particular age group. A Pre-
Tween council is planned to have
the campers themselves help pro
gram along the lines in which
they are especially interested.
If you have been wondering
“will my child of 10 or 11 years
find day camp geared to Ms age,”
we have the answer. Yes — the
program, the staff, the natural
setting and physical facilities will
all be used to the fullest ad
vantage to provide your child
with a happy and meaningful ex
perience at day camp.
Ajecomce Day Camp
Positions Available
—College Students Only
—2 Male Counselors
Call TR. 5-7881
someone else from drowning.
Anyone who hopes to save a
drowning man or woman should
know well the art of taking hold
of the frantic person in such a
way that he cannot grab him and
strangle Ms would-be helper as
so often happens.
The would-be life-saver should
know also how to tow a disabled
person to shore. One suggestion
for swimming safely is that If a
swimmer should be caught In a
fast river current, he should not
try to “buck” it, because it will
move faster than he can swim.
He should save hts strength by
drifting downstream while at the
same time swimming diagonally
towards shore.
Nowadays, on a lake when on
a summer evening several motor
boats are likely to be dashing
about—each with a water skier
in tow 1 —swimmers must keep out
of their lanes.
Experts advise that if one Is
caught in an undertow, one
should try to tread water until
the pull of the undertow has
passed, and then must try to
swim to the surface.
REGISTER NOW FOR
AJECOMCE DAY CAMP!
Remember ....
Day Camp Starts June 21st
30
Registration Days Left